Begun Basanti - SK Khazana

Ingredients list for Begun Basanti - SK Khazana

• 1 large Brinjal
• to taste Salt
• 3/4 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 5 tablespoons Mustard oil
• for drizzling Mustard oil
• 3 tablespoons Kasundi mustard
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 3 tablespoons Coconut scraped
• 1 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
• 1-2 for garnish Green chillies slit

Method

1. Quarter the brinjal lengthwise. Sprinkle salt and ½ tsp turmeric powder over the brinjal pieces and rub till they are well coated.
2. Heat 4 tbsps mustard oil in a non-stick shallow pan till it begins to smoke. Keep 2 pieces of brinjal in the pan and shallow-fry turning sides, till they are golden brown on all sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Similarly shallow-fry the remaining 2 pieces.
3. To make the sauce, take kasundi mustard sauce in a bowl, add sugar, salt, remaining Tata Sampann Turmeric Powder, remaining mustard oil, coconut, coriander leaves, green chillies and 1 tbsp water and mix well till the sugar dissolves.
4. Place each brinjal piece on a separate serving plate, top each with some sauce, drizzle a little mustard oil, garnish with 1 green chilli, some coconut and some coriander leaves. Serve hot.